Slim starts too early

**P.Kosunen** · January 4th, 2011

How can i set Slim display manager to start later (or load nvidia kernel module faster)?

Code:

sudo update-rc.d -f slim remove
sudo update-rc.d slim defaults 99

Tried to increase rc link number, but it didn't help. Slim tries to start 2 seconds before nvidia module gets loaded (Maverick minimal amd64).

**cipherboy_loc** · January 4th, 2011

Doesn't Slim interface into GDM? In other words, if you go directly to the login page, won't it show up under the desktop environment menu? Fluxbox does, but I don't know how much Slim and Fluxbox differ.

Cipherboy

**P.Kosunen** · January 4th, 2011

I use Slim to start Fluxbox with automatic login. Slim is display/login manager like GDM/KDM/XDM, i don't have GDM installed. "sudo /etc/init.d/slim start" after boot is finished (nvidia module loaded) works ok. SSD is too fast..

http://slim.berlios.de/

**lykwydchykyn** · January 4th, 2011

Is slim being started via upstart or from sysv? (you can tell by looking at /etc/init.d/slim -- if it's a symlink to /lib/init/upstart-job then it's being started by upstart).

I don't know the details on it, but if it's being started by upstart, then you can make it dependent on the video driver being loaded (I believe kdm and gdm are already set up this way).

If it's just a sysv init script, I'm not sure. I know these scripts support dependencies, but how to actually specify the loading of the hardware drivers I don't know.

**P.Kosunen** · January 4th, 2011

It is sysv script. Have to check if i can convert it to upstart.

**P.Kosunen** · January 5th, 2011

Changing to upstart fixed it.

/etc/init/slim.conf (modded from kdm.conf):

Code:

# SLiM - Simple Login Manager
#
# The display manager service manages the X servers running on the
# system, providing login and auto-login services

description     "Simple Login Manager"
author          "Richard Johnson"  

start on (filesystem
          and started dbus
          and (drm-device-added card0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1
               or stopped udevtrigger))
stop on runlevel [016]

emits starting-dm

env XORGCONFIG=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

script
    if [ -n "$UPSTART_EVENTS" ]
    then
    [ ! -f /etc/X11/default-display-manager -o "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/bin/slim" ] || { stop; exit 0; }

    # Check kernel command-line for inhibitors
    for ARG in $(cat /proc/cmdline)
    do
        case "${ARG}" in
        text|-s|s|S|single)
                    plymouth quit || :  # We have the ball here
            exit 0
            ;;
        esac
    done
    fi

    if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
    . /etc/default/locale
    export LANG LANGUAGE
    elif [ -r /etc/environment ]; then
    . /etc/environment
    export LANG LANGUAGE
    fi
    export XORGCONFIG

    exec slim
end script

Code:

sudo update-rc.d -f slim remove
sudo mv /etc/init.d/slim ~/backup/slim-original-sysvrc-script
sudo ln -s /lib/init/upstart-job /etc/init.d/slim

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